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Start of Reconstruction
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Period: to
Reconstruction
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13th Amendment
Slavery abolished -
Freedmen's Bureau Established
established to aid former enslaved African Americans in the South -
Lincoln Assassinated
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Civil War Ends
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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14th Amendment
grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and
guarantees them equal protection under the law -
15th Amendment
ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude. -
Presidential Election
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End of Reconstruction
Reconstruction ended as a result of a compromise over the outcome of the election of 1876.